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🪩 Q&A: How viruses build perfectly symmetrical protective shells
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Q&A: How viruses build perfectly symmetrical protective shells
Research led by a physicist at the University of California, Riverside, shows how viruses form protective shells (capsids) around their genomes, a process that—while messy and complex—consistently results in highly symmetrical icosahedral structures.

🧬 Study finds viruses rely on diverse RNA traits to pack their genomes with precision
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Study finds viruses rely on diverse RNA traits to pack their genomes with precision
Researchers at San Diego State University and Michigan State University are shedding new light on how viruses meticulously pack their genetic material — a breakthrough that could help researchers engineer antivirals and gene therapies.